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ArticleRaiders Week 10: Seahawks’ Jaxon Smith-Njigba a supreme challenge
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Smith-Njigba's lowest output of the season was last Sunday in a Week 9 tilt with division foe Arizona Cardinals: 10 targets, seven receptions, for 51 yards (long of 18) and no touchdowns... Zone-heavy and two-high safety looks... allowed Arizona to bracket Smith-Njigba over the top and took away the deep and intermediate routes.
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Cardinals' zone-heavy, two-high safety approach limited JSN to 51 yards in Week 9.

Smith-Njigba's lowest output of the season came in Week 9 against Arizona: 10 targets, 7 receptions, 51 yards, no touchdowns. The Cardinals deployed zone-heavy and two-high safety looks, bracketing Smith-Njigba over the top and taking away deep and intermediate routes where he does most of his damage, forcing him to work underneath with shorter passes.

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